The Meeker herald., 1887-10-29
PeLs escAl pesn1Hns.

PoLl e1CA1 DolN1B01.
After u weeks sojouru among our
koutt county constituents No return TO
Aeeksr to lind county p,litica tie all
absorbing topic and the merits and de-
tneri,s Of candidates the leading sub
jects under discussion. In times goue
by THE HERALD has supported can.
didstes for county Of4ces regardless Of
party lines aud VIZ will make no excep-
ton to the rule this tims. rhs White
river voter is lpvarixOly taxpayer aud
gnes more on the man he vOees fOr than
the party he may belong to; hence.
. Ro.h name aud d wolfe apalitic.s-
tioAs are tie ssssntssI kl1ee I'd for
when tie sspirant after cossx> S1ciai
hoh0rs steps into the local political
arena And demands the supp0rt Of the
White river voter. What We want In
the b~st laeh on bolh s.aaes and. iu our
oP'"'o'' hs'' 'hsy are:
u ~ Alsassss .psae 1oAs~ Racssy
(Oenotfat). the prcsent Incumbent.
II In every way preferable caidiiatH
to his Republican opponent. Porter
Plumb. for distric; judge, aud Ed. r.
Taylor. the popular and (plcn,sd young
junior meiab~r o. The n0eed law ,irm uf
Taylor, Sale h TAYLOR. Of Gien~ooi
Springs. is the Republican candidate for
district attorney. Mr. Taylor is we'll
qualified to MI the honorable and i'm
Pottant position to which he aspiIcs
aud will receive our hearty support.
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Jo Reynolds. the sitting member OF
the Board Of County Commissioners for
the Glcnwood district. il = candidate for
re election ou the D~inoctatic ticket.
Ill, opponent Is u man We know nothing
about. good. b.,d or indifferent. Mr..
Reynolds IN II inan with established rep
utati"n. Not u shadow Of suspicion has
ever arisen M Ia his honesty and in.
tr4riiy. II Is our duty to vo,c for Jo
and sec that lie gets u, large u majority
as ls~,ibic on this side Of tho Divide.
llr Is one oi our heaviest taxpayers,
bein. hall owner In large h~ri OF cat.
Ito on fic--aner. 10 Reynolds Is worthy
oi our united supI,,t,.
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For County Treasurer J. L. Mclean
Is "ut candidate. Mt. Mclean has &C.
c~piabl, fill~'i the Office of treasurer for
the past two years and wc know of no
reason why lie should not bc his own
suec-s~,r and I'LL the office as acc-ptabiy
for the III II two y~arS. Mr. Mclean Is
u large cattle o~n~s AMI Consequently a
h~Av. taxpayer. This 10 the kind o; a
man ~ho should hold the important
Office oi Treasurer of Garfield county.
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In ih~ person oi Thomas ". Leonard
the D-mpc,a,s have put np y candidate
tor County CtsIk and Recorder thai
ss,t, s-.sss sssssss, sh~ s..sssy ~s'J s-.~...-s'
support Of the ma~-~s. Every vo'ci
Win leiirycs In honesty. cotnis'tsnc,
amt the faithful disciias.r OF "nieia
duties as the standard b: which IA judge
u mans qualifications and i'n-ss io'
"sYicc will vote for Thomas ". Leonard
Mr. i.-,nsrd has been deputy undcl
ltii,r Oliil,nd for the past tao year
and We have yet ,o hear II III. hrs'
~ofd Of complaint regarding his ron
duct IT the Office entrusted To his
charge. Hverybsiy has good word f"'
TON leonard and nearly everybody or
the White river side OF the Divide vii
vote for Tom. The -ccrr; Of Toms
popularity is simply this: iic Is the
same man to-day that he Was yea'
ago. and he will he the SAN,
man at the expiration of his terra
NJ Office OH the 3iss D-c.m,-r. iss'. In
fact. always the same efficient. obliginr
and accumm'. dating gentleman that al
why's has time To attend tn tiic wants ri
everybody. whether they have n dncu.
men, 10 record or are merely seekers
after information. they are all treated
alike by the genial. whole sot,led and
g.n,icminly Tom Leonard. Very few
men have ever held Office In this or any
other county in Colorado who have
given the universal satisfaction that
Thomas W. Leonard has given the peo.
pie of Garfield county. But. as We have
said above. competency and honesty
are the principal qualifications In the
eyes Of the White river voter. Tom
possesses both the these elements oi
strength beyond the shallow "f II doubt.
MrS Leonard is another OF our heavy
taxpayers. being the junior member oi
the cattle firm of r. Is. Ryan & Co.. on
Picc. ance.
Ono ~ the most important osf'ces
In the gift OF the people Of tie county
is that II sheriff. This Office requires
\ man Of go"d executive ability and
cool, level headed judgment. In ths
person Of William II. CLARK. of Meeker.
the Republicans have put forward u
candidate who not only possesses these
elements Of strength tn an eminent de-
gree. but one whose personal integrity
and honesty is hey ond question. Mr..
Clark is now County Surveyor. which
Office hr has filled viii, credit to himself
ami satisfaction to the people for the
p;,st two years. lie has alsn acccptMbly
filled the nfiicr of Mayor Of M--krr. In
which capacity lie now serving for u
third term. Mr.. Clark is on. Of the
earliest settlers in the White River val
ley. lie has ever been in the van in
every enterprise and movement tending